Match 31 in Celtic’s domestic season: Motherwell at home, 29 wins, one draw and no defeats behind them. It all looks straightforward tomorrow. Right?
A reminder, if needed, that while Motherwell shipped seven goals during the week, St Mirren did the same to Gordon Strachan’s Celtic before knocking us out the Scottish Cup a week later.
It was also Motherwell, at Celtic Park, who ended Scottish football’s longest winning run of league games in 2004. Celtic had just beaten Barcelona but were held by Motherwell to halt the run at 26 consecutive victories.
Runs like this often end against teams with nothing in their locker but desperate defending. You’ll see that from the visitors tomorrow, whose players will surely have had a word with each other about collective responsibility.
Take nothing for granted. Celtic have worked hard to get into this situation in the league but they will have to work just as hard to maintain momentum.
How does Brendan do that? I suspect by shuffling the pack again. We have genuine competition across the team. The central defenders must be scared to sneeze in front of the manager in case he drops them and they don’t get another sight of the pitch for weeks.
Full backs feeling a little weary late in the game? Don’t show it, Emilio and Cristian are ready and waiting. James Forrest and Patrick Roberts are both delivering at the highest standard of their careers, otherwise they would not be considered.
While Leigh Griffiths is injured, Moussa Dembele will be confident he will get the opportunity to score three consecutive hat-tricks, surely an unprecedented achievement. It’s only Scott Brown and Scott Sinclair who can be confident of being included when fit.
The former, because he is captain and leader of the team, the latter because he has had the most profound impact on Scottish football this season, unequivocally Player of the Year.
You are looking forward to seeing these guys do their stuff tomorrow, I can tell.
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Moonbeams 11.00pm
Fair play, wish away……
So what about the younger Celtic fans who really want them to be in the same league, who really want to beat them in every game, fair play you might have your own reasons for them to be about but I can assure you whatever ears you up (and am sure it’s not the best reading your posts) but I can assure you if we were jot playing the Huns guys like Moussa, Sinky, Brendan would not be in front of your eyes whether the old firm hatists like it or not, by the way this “shoite” on here about going tongues legitimises the lie……..why not let the punter decide
CQN we know better CSC
a hell of a continuity error all the same.
Marspapa
CL footy is a bonus. 30k or 60k Brendan gets his shot at qualifiers. It’s not as if he’s had the millions to improve so far that has come in anyway. I doubt he’ll get it. £-0 tops from the £30 he brought in.
OF do we really need them? My opinion is no.
If they want to watch Stupid FC then but Stupid FC season books or volunteer.
MWD
and so to celtic ,,,,,,,
the brilliant Moravcik67,
CELTIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ZKQfp7D6U
El Diegobhoy
Many happy returns on your biethday
:-)
HH
GFTB
My son and all his Celtic mates in their early 20s, want to play and pump the huns, like we did at their age. They don’t care it’s a tribute act. My son never attended an original like his older brother and I did.
Happy Birthday of course
:-)
HH
GFTB
You are going to have to correct that post a wee bit before I can Follow Follow
MWD
no happy at this training video.
everybody jumpin aboot kickin invisible baws.
tell you what though, lennox castle hospital , prime for a real estate development,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KaYFrztXyg
ITV utv stv – whitever you call it – bunch of tossers talking pis. H about wine.
Safe to say none of them are salt of the earth types. Not a drop of Buckie in sight
AT
Thought you had turned Scouse. :-)
GFTB
Just wondering what I’m wishing away?
MWD
INXS
Live wembley 91
New Sensation
https://youtu.be/6si-PGscibE
No point in getting wound up about this, that and hypotheticals. Let’s see what happens when the BTC is complete. As for Brendan, when he’s fed up he’ll chuck it and it’ll probably be at a moments notice.
In the meantime, these are historic and wonderful times, if you can’t enjoy this Celtic it’s time to chuck the fitba all together.
Hitler is informed that Mark Warburton has resigned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3W9NR01amo
DD 11.29pm
Spot on, I posted on here about my young nephew around 14. he thought he was a ticket because he was allowed in the boozer to watch the Huns, bank of Scotland sponsored 9@row he used to cry do we ever beat them, now my wee great niece watches us not lose, we are in our 40s/50s (Dallas) I love Cqn but get fed up with some getting their knickers in a twist enjoy these great times… and if you can’t let the ones who matter most live the dream …..I would have loved to be 16 and best the cheats all the time….. although best were when we didn’t win :-)
MikeinToronto on 17th February 2017 11.12pm
On the first point, the limited liability of a separate existence is why I started my companies. On the second point, neither Celtic nor sevco have a majority shareholder.
Your pitch to the blog is that our board acts to the interest of our minority shareholder, Dermot Desmond.
My beef with our board is that it acts to its own interest through having too many on it whose only focus is to stay on it.
Celtic is a lucky club to have a Dermot Desmond as an influential minority shareholder.
Moonbeams 11.14
Apologies
Wish = prefer
DD- Stranglers -Peaches
Read on the album cover insert that it was a barracuda bass guitar.
Not being musical have no idea what that means but it was awesome.
ps No More Hero’s is still a major favourite!
Couple of ales and a wee goldie and I’m feeling fine. Time for the scratcher.
Goodnight Timothy types.
Lisbon 17 SCLAFFBAW Outing. The Filed:
Numbers still being firmed up but it looks like we have a durty dozen:
– ACGR – Mr Sensible, the Organiser. Someone once called me sane.
– Young acgr – Embarrassed at his da bein aff his nut.
– Kickinthenakas – Shark, dodgy as fa fork but handy on yer team.
– Delaneys Dunkey – Spice girls aff his nut. Good on holes of less than 30 yards.
– Cosycornerbhoy – Demented aff his nut but will send the buggie back to the club to buy you a bottle of water.
– Skyisalandfill – Still to be confirmed but likes a bit of Lisboa spice. See Delaneys Dunky for reference.
– Grafittionthewall – Nae comment. Still TBC. Pish heid, Knows Lisbon, Knows the score. One to watch.
– Torontony – Pished on drams. He’s on ma team.
– Bro of Tornontony – see above
– Best mate of Torontony – Best sclaffbawer of the Canadian contingent, likes a beer and a spliff at the tenth. An Begbie type of nutter. Not on ma team.
– Torontony’s ditherer – The mystery entrant. WTF / Who/ th /F. No further comment.
– thetimreaper – The late entrant and potential dark horse sclaffer who scoofs all the empties and gets the toenails. Another one to look out for .
What I need is for all of the above to email me at acgr@outlook.com.
Then I can update you all on what we’re doing on the day. I’ve not looked at venues but will do when I get back from Spain. By the end of March I’ll have a venue and cost of round, buggie, transport etc.
I’ll need to know who wants to hire clubs and that’s it.
Mon the Lisbon sclaffers
HH
Thetimreaper
I dont see anybody getting wound up or saying they are not enjoying the football that they are watching .
Anyhoo, you have more to worry about now HT has quit smoking, he runs rings round you as it is at the 5s …wait till he’s really fit :)
MARSPAPA on 17TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:43 PM
Pigs will fly…..
I dont want Rangers to die……*
I would love them to stay alive in a weakened state and we could pump them regularly
* (OK I know they are dead) so I should have said
I dont want Sevco to die
I would love them to stay alive in a weakened state and we could pump them regularly
But what if Sevco die
Ok
I dont want Third Rangers to die
I would love them to stay alive in a weakened state and we could pump them regularly
I suppose its easy when you dont have to live and work with them
Longrifle CSCS
GFTB
We all follow Celtic. Sometimes I think we become too caught up in news fae doomdome.
Eyes on the prize, for this Tim.
HH
Guyfawkes …. you are, of course, correct in that DD is not a majority sh …. but, his voice seems to be the one that others listen to ….
I agree that many board member, and not just on Celtic, dont really contribute … or, in some cases, act in their own interests … no argument from me on that one.
I am genuinely interested in why you think DD has been good for Celtic …
pps Reminds me why i loved music on LP’s.
The artwork
The lyrics
The songwriters
The location it was recorded
and
looking after the stylus, removing bumfluff etc…
Good evening Pogmathonyahun.
What a pleasure. I sincerely hope you are well. Our little enclave (or at least a significant number) have upped sticks from Captain Morgan’s in Hayes to Hennessys in South Harrow. I am personally on a brief jaunt to Shakespeare’s Country. Very pretty but requiring the fix of watching Celtic add to their impressive record tally. I caught your drift re the Bourton on the Water “Stream”. Not possible for me so I shall have to rely on the usual stalwarts updating CQN. Please let me know when your next visit to London is and I’ll make point of catching up.
Power to your elbow and keep them smiles shining bright.
Hail Hail one and all.
DD
Why not just let people have their own views, my two nephews think am a rocket when I say it’s not the same klub,,,, their reply “it’s the same fans” why don’t some just make their own mind up, typing on a blog won’t change things….. by the way the last 2 games I have been invited over to a house full of 60+yr olds who have the same opinion as the young team, I know they died bit sometimes others own hate can consume your own love of Celtic !
Mike In Toronto
Do you think that Desmondo has been a negative influence on Celtic
Or were you talking about our own DD (El Burrito Delano)
WITS 11.45
Who is this Rangers you type of ?
Read your posts last Sunday with Parkroad67 hope you both backed a few winners
Thetimreaper
Lol.
Police helicopter squad ??
Gerryfaethebrig
Had a good day at Leopardstown with Park Road and our better halves
Backed the first winner which more of less paid for the day but Park Road ( the old shrewdie) backed a few others
It was very bloody cold though
You dont need the huns to support Celtic.
A conceptual difficulty most outside of Scotland and many inside Scotland dont get. I suspect this includes DD. However, the current PLC care not a jot either way. They’d rather have them for the money. I dont.
I hear Win, the Tim, Janson is a guest at the game tomorrow I’m sure he will get the reception he deserves.
https://youtu.be/WqrlSm7czj8
GFTB
I would absolutely PREFER that 58000 Celtic supporters were attracted to watch Celtic win every week against Hamilton, Dundee, St Johnstone etc.. But if they are only buying their season books to watch 2 games a season then, for me, I wouldn’t miss them. They are not really and truly Celtic supporters but Old a Firm glory hunters.
Na I could live without them.
When the bad days return, if they ever do, and it’s 18,000 to 35,000. The Hail Hail to every single last one of us.
And Donald Duck the rest.
MWD
Maggie
I agree with you completely
Howeva
The Old Firm,The Greatest Rivalry in the World,Loadsamoney etc
It is what it is
WITS
I have still not crossed the water much to the disdain of my family in Milford but the Galway festival is something I would love to experience not sure why even ad s young gambler it caught my attention